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JEE Main 2023
Trigonometry
Trigonometric Ratio and Identites
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If cotα\alpha = 1 and secβ\beta = 53 - {5 \over 3}, where π<α<3π2\pi < \alpha < {{3\pi } \over 2} and π2<β<π{\pi \over 2} < \beta < \pi , then the value of tan(α+β)\tan (\alpha + \beta ) and the quadrant in which α\alpha + β\beta lies, respectively are :

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cotα=1,α(π,3π2)\because \cot \alpha=1, \quad \alpha \in\left(\pi, \frac{3 \pi}{2}\right) then tanα=1\tan \alpha=1 and secβ=53,β(π2,π)\sec \beta=-\frac{5}{3}, \quad \beta \in\left(\frac{\pi}{2}, \pi\right) then tanβ=43\tan \beta=-\frac{4}{3} tan(α+β)=tanα+tanβ1tanαtanβ\therefore \tan (\alpha+\beta)=\frac{\tan \alpha+\tan \beta}{1-\tan \alpha \cdot \tan \beta} =1431+43=17\begin{aligned} &=\frac{1-\frac{4}{3}}{1+\frac{4}{3}} \\\\ &=-\frac{1}{7} \end{aligned} α+β(3π2,2π) i.e. fourth quadrant \alpha+\beta \in\left(\frac{3 \pi}{2}, 2 \pi\right) \text { i.e. fourth quadrant }

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